381586 4 Location 580809 <p>Founded in 1570, Villarrica has for long been regarded as an ideal place for bohemian retirement.&nbsp; This is due to its agreable climate (warm and dry), charming&nbsp;and welcoming inhabitants&nbsp;and its rich cultural history.&nbsp;</p><p>Principal attractions:</p><p><strong>Museo Maestro Fermín López</strong>: this museum (Juan Pablo II and Natalicio Talavera) opens Mon-Sat and it offers a collection of objects, images, paints, documents from diverse periods of the region's history:&nbsp; colonnial, Triple Alliance War and Chaco War, as well as original drafts from renewed musicians and poets such as Manuel Ortiz Guerrero and Natalicio Talavera.&nbsp; It also offers guitar, violin, arp and flaut lessons.</p><p>Our Lady of&nbsp;Asunción of Ybaroty, Ycua Pyta Park, Cathedral and the Old Train Station all together with the great scenary from the nearby countryside and hills ensure tourists a nice and charming holiday.</p><p>Also, the city of Villarrica hosts traditional festivals such as the Carnival (mmid February) and the Race Festival (mid October).&nbsp;&nbsp; And nearby Colonia Independencia organises a traditional Oktoberfest Beer Festival in November.</p><p>You can also take advantage of the regions gastronomy with barbacues, chipa (maize bread) and german cuisine.</p><p>Hammocs, lace, ao po'i and other textiles are also available in nearby&nbsp;Yataity del Norte.</p> 2007-02-16T04:15:38-08:00 1096810514 2006-05-13T17:00:00-07:00 0 -9223372036854775790 174726 3690291 381586 0 0.157348262385989 2006-05-06T17:00:00-07:00 Published 100.0 2007-02-16T18:48:05-08:00 94230 0